Neck-yoke



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E. B. CHILDS. .NECK YKE.

Patented May l29, 1883.

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EDWIN B. CHILDS, OF ROOKFORD, ILLINOIS.

NECK-YOKE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 278,400, dated May 29,1883. Application nieu Aprile, Issa. (No modela' To all 'whom it mayconcern Beit known that l, EDWIN B. CHILDS, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing in the city of Rockford, in the county of Winnebago andStateof Illinois, have invented a new and usefulNeck-Yoke Center, ofwhich the following isa specification.

This invention relates to neck-yokes em-` ployed on the forward end ofthe tongue or pole of vehicles to connect with the harness j It howeverrelates more particularly to the center connection of the neckyoke withthe tongue or pole of the vehicle.

`To this end I have designed andconstructed the neck-'yoke centerrepresented in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is anisometrical representation of the central portion of a neck-yoke with myimproved center mounted in `place thereon, ot which Fig. 2 is atransverse centralsection.

Inthe figures, A represents the ring portion, which is designed toreceive the poleso'cket of the vehicle. This ring is produced fromsuitable material in cylindrical form of proper size, being of lessWidth at its lower` side, ct, than at `its upper side, b, having Ait'srear edge walls, c, inclined to meet the in.` clined collar or iiange otthe pole-socket as i usually constructed.

At d is represented a tubular shank, which rises from the upper or Widerportion, b, ot the ring, and its periphery is provided with an annulargroove, e', producinga swivelhead.

` At B is represented the upper portion of a clasp to embrace theneck-yoke, and at O is represented the lower portion ot' the same clasp.The lower end portions, It and i, of these clasps are provided with anannular rim or iillet, `la, produced to enter the annular groove d ofthe ring. These two portionsB and C of this neck-yoke clasp areproducedin such form as to embrace'the annular tubular shank ofthe ringsnugly, but insuch a manner as to permit a swiveling or oscillatingmovemeutot the ring in its bearings. These two portions B and O of theclasp are provided at their lower ends with side ears, l and m,whichproject from thepsides of the clasp in the lengthwise direction of thewood portion ot the neckyoke. These ears are `perforated and receiverivets n, which are properly riveted and serve to tix the parts securelyin` their relative position. with shell-like arms o and p ot suitableform to embrace the wood portions D of the neckyoke, to which they areiirmly fixed by means of a rivet, s, and suitable screws, t, orothersutticient fastenings. The wood port-ion D ot' the neck-yoke is of theordinary form, and its end portions are tted to connect with theharness-ot' the team in the usual manner.

, The ring A, which receives the pole-socket, is provided with a leatherlining, E, which is Hired in place by means ot' l,suitable rivets passedthrough theparts. The rear edge, u, ot' this lining extends beyond therear edge of the ring and is turned outward,produeing a flange to engagethe oblique collar of the pole-socket as usually constructed.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the These clasp portions areprovided oscillatory or swiveling movement of my improved neck-yokecentcris not limited, but4 is capable of any such movement as it may besubjected to either in use or by accident without subjecting the partsto injurious; strains.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a neck-yoke, the annular ring A,havingthe tubular shank d, formed in one piece therewith, said shankVprovided with the annular groove c, in combination with the dividedneck-yoke clasp, the parts of which are connected together and to thetubular shank, substantially in the manner and for the purpose setforth.

. 2. In a neck-yoke center, the ring provided with the tubular shank,having the annular groove formed therein, in Vcombination with thedivided clasp, to embrace the neck-yoke, said parts being securedtogether by means ot the ears and rivets, substantially as described.EDWIN B. CHILDS. Witnesses:

A40. BEHEL, JACOB BEHEIL.

